CA1029769A - Impact resistant lightweight, low cost automotive vehicle bumper bars - Google Patents

Impact resistant lightweight, low cost automotive vehicle bumper bars

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Publication number
CA1029769A
CA1029769A CA198,836A CA198836A CA1029769A CA 1029769 A CA1029769 A CA 1029769A CA 198836 A CA198836 A CA 198836A CA 1029769 A CA1029769 A CA 1029769A
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Prior art keywords
low cost
automotive vehicle
impact resistant
vehicle bumper
bumper bars
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Expired
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CA198,836A
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French (fr)
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CA198836S (en
Inventor
Ronald G. Cantrell
Barron L. Katchka
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Houdaille Industries Inc
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Houdaille Industries Inc
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Priority to CA257,383A priority Critical patent/CA1033552A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/62—Quenching devices
    • C21D1/673—Quenching devices for die quenching
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D2221/00—Treating localised areas of an article
    • C21D2221/10—Differential treatment of inner with respect to outer regions, e.g. core and periphery, respectively

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Articles (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
CA198,836A 1973-05-17 1974-05-03 Impact resistant lightweight, low cost automotive vehicle bumper bars Expired CA1029769A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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CA257,383A CA1033552A (en) 1973-05-17 1976-07-20 Manufacture of lightweight, heat-treated bumper bars

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US05/361,245 US4010969A (en) 1973-05-17 1973-05-17 Impact resistant lightweight, low cost automobile bumpers and method of making same

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CA1029769A true CA1029769A (en) 1978-04-18

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US (1) US4010969A (en)
JP (1) JPS5052734A (en)
AR (1) AR202025A1 (en)
AU (1) AU6893274A (en)
BR (1) BR7404012D0 (en)
CA (1) CA1029769A (en)
DE (1) DE2423411A1 (en)
ES (2) ES426175A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2229580B3 (en)
GB (1) GB1445230A (en)
IT (1) IT1012465B (en)

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AR202025A1 (en) 1975-05-09
ES438523A1 (en) 1977-02-01
ES426175A1 (en) 1976-07-01
BR7404012D0 (en) 1974-12-24
AU6893274A (en) 1975-11-20
US4010969A (en) 1977-03-08
FR2229580A1 (en) 1974-12-13
GB1445230A (en) 1976-08-04
IT1012465B (en) 1977-03-10
JPS5052734A (en) 1975-05-10
DE2423411A1 (en) 1974-12-05
FR2229580B3 (en) 1977-03-18

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